NCT05965661

A New 3D Virtual Reality-based Upper Limb Training to Improve Dexterity in Parkinson's Disease

A New 3D Virtual Reality-based Upper Limb Training to Improve Dexterity in Parkinson's Disease: a Randomized Pilot Study

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Luzerner Kantonsspital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 99 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

We investigate the impact of a 4-week virtual reality-based upper limb training in Parkinson's disease. The benefits on dexterity of this training program will be evaluated. For these purposes, a randomised, two arm, single assessor blind, parallel design with a monocentric, study setup will be performed.

Detailed description

Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) suffer from significantly decreased coordination and have difficulties with precise hand/finger movements during the performance of both basic activities of daily living (ADL), such as dressing, grooming as well as higher ADL, such as cooking, shopping and regular medication intake. These difficulties further add to the burden of the disease, leading to reduced quality of life (QoL). A relatively new, but rapidly growing aspect of training in PD neurorehabilitation offers virtual reality (VR). We explore the effects of a VR-based upper limb hand training compared to a VR control training, which is less specific for dexterity. Moreover, we examine the effetcs of the trainings on upper limb related ADL, and therefore the impact on QoL in patients with PD.

Conditions

• Parkinson Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	virtual reality upper limb hand training	The PD patients randomized in the experimental group will receive virtual reality upper limb hand training.
OTHER	virtual reality control training	The PD patients randomized in the control group will receive virtual reality control training.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-07-19
• Primary completion: 2025-12-31
• Completion: 2025-12-31
• First posted: 2023-07-28
• Last updated: 2023-07-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland